
The African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) is a near-threatened species of bird belonging to the skimmer genus Rynchops in the family Laridae.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 88 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where African Skimmer is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
88 records, iNaturalist
500+ resultate in Suid-Afrika
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Spesie
Rynchops flavirostris
Waarnemings
88
iNaturalist-waarnemings
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’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die African Skimmer op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
The African Skimmer is most recorded in Mpumalanga (66% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (25% of records), Limpopo (7% of records), based on 88 iNaturalist observations.
The African Skimmer is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) is a near-threatened species of bird belonging to the skimmer genus Rynchops in the family Laridae. It is found along rivers, lakes and lagoons in Sub-Saharan Africa.